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UMBRELLA CASE 0R BIN.

No. 346,648. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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NrrEn STATES \VILLIAM H. DUFF, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

UMBRELLA CASE OR BIN.

EPECIFIQAIIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 346,648, dated August 3,1886.

Application filed December 14, 1885. Serial No. 185,669. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. DUFF, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented anew and useful Improved Umbrella Case or Bin, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Myinvention relates to improved means of storing umbrellas, sunshades,and the like, in lieu of drawers, racks, or fixed cases, as heretoforeused in shops or stores for that purpose, and has for its object economyof space, preservation of the umbrellas from dust, and greater facilityof access thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved umbrella case or bin in its closed position; Fig. 2, atransverse section 011 linel l in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan thereof,showing the case or bin opened out; and Fig. l, a section on line 2 2 inFig. 3, like letters of reference indicating like parts in all thefigures.

A represents a case or bin, open at the top and divided vertically intotwo or more compartments, a a, in which the umbrellas are placed in anupright position. The case or bin A, with its compartments a a, may beof any desiredlength and width at top, and of a depth according to thelengths of the umbrellas. From the top of the case or binA its widthdiminishes downward to the bottom I), so as to correspond in shape asnearly as possible with that of the umbrellas when closely packedtogether.

On the outside of each end of the case or bin A, at or slightly belowthe horizontal center line of gravity of the latter, is a pivotpin, B,and by means of these pins B the case or bin A is mounted or pivotedwithin and between the two ends of a frame or chest, 0, which is closedon all sides, except at the front,where it is occupied by thecorresponding side of the case or bin A when the latter is closed, asseen in Figs. 1 and 2, in which position the case or bin A is secured bythe spring, lock, catch, or bolt D, (or any other suitable fastening,)which engages with a hasp fixed on the upper front portion of the frameor chest 0.

\Vhen it is desired to obtain access to the umbrellas in the case or binA, the spring, catch, or bolt D (or other fastening) is with drawn fromits hasp by means of the handle E, and the case or bin A being thenpulled over on its pivots B B by the handle E, its upper part andcompartments a a will be brought to the outside of the frame or chest 0,as seen in Figs. 8 and at, so that the umbrellas can be removed orreplaced at pleasure, the lower part of the case or bin A meanwhilemoving inward until stopped by the back of the frame or chest 0. Onlifting or throwing back the upper part of the case or binA, by thehandle IE, it will retreat within the frame or chest 0 and be lockedflush with the front thereof by the spring, catch, or bolt" D, asbefore. 4

In the end partition of the case or bin A is a transverse channel orgroove, 0, extending from the front to the rear of the case, and in thisgroove is shot or rolling weight d,which, when the case is opened, willroll to the for ward end of the groove, as shown in Fig. 4, and when thecase is closed will roll to the rear end of the groove, as shown in Fig.2, thus, by the movement of the weight, facilitating the opening andclosing of the case, and serving to retain the case either in its openor closed position-that is to say, when the up per part of the bin isbeing pulled forward or opened the weights (1 will roll to that end ofthe grooves or channels (1, and so by their gravity and momentum lessenthe manual force required to open the bin, and without being pushed backor closed the weights-will roll to the rear end of the grooves orchannels 0 and have a similar effect.

, By this invention, the case or bin A being shut up within the frame orchest 0, no dust can reach the umbrellas to damage them,as at present,and the trouble of opening and space required for large drawers andfixed cases to obtain access to the umbrellas are avoided.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the case or bin A, piv otedat B, and having grooves or channels 0, with rolling weights d, andframe or-ehest C, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses, this 11th day of December, 1885.

\VILLIAM H. DUFF.

Witnesses;

J XV. Caoonns, PAUL BAKEWELL.

